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Antique English George III Captains Military Writing Box by Hewlins
Located in Northampton, GB
was advertised to provide an elegant assortment of Copying Machines, Portable Desks, Ladies and
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Late 18th Century British Antique Ladies Desk

Materials

Brass

French Louis XVI Style Diminutive Ebonized Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Dramatic French diminutive ladies writing table or desk featuring a black lacquer ebonized finish
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19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ladies Desk

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Brass

French Brass Inlaid Ladies Bureau Desk
Located in Swadlincote, GB
A top quality French rosewood brass inlaid desk, with tambour front, you have to pull open the
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Early 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Ladies Desk

Materials

Brass

Late 19th Century Small Ladies’ Writing Desk
Located in Stahnsdorf, DE
Masterfully Crafted Small Ladies’ Writing Desk A superbly detailed ladies’ secretary desk, richly
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Ladies Desk

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Walnut

Victorian Ladies Writing Desk Mahogany Bureau 1900
Located in Potters Bar, GB
Elegant Victorian ladies writing desk Cute piece, very good condition and finish in mahogany Desk
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Early 1900s Antique Ladies Desk

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Mahogany

French Bureau Plat Desk Ladies Writing Table
Located in Potters Bar, GB
You are viewing a gorgeous French desk or bureau plat in the Louis XVI manner Elegant design with
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1870s Louis XVI Antique Ladies Desk

Materials

Wood

19th Century Swedish Oak Ladies’ Writing Desk Secretary
Located in Round Top, TX
Swedish oak ladies’ writing desk or secretary featuring a Bombay-curved lower chest with three
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Late 19th Century Swedish Baroque Antique Ladies Desk

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Iron

Spectacular masterspiece ladies writing secretary desk Napoleon III, 1860 France
Located in Wien, AT
A masterpiece of French craftsmanship - a Napoleon III era ladies writing secretary desk, circa
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1860s French Antique Ladies Desk

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Marble, Brass, Bronze

Antique Late Victorian Petite Oak Slant Top Secretary Ladies Writing Desk 28"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late Victorian Oak Ladies Secretary Deks, Circa 1900. Features a carved backspash over shelf and
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Early 1900s American Victorian Antique Ladies Desk

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Oak

20th-Century Mahogany Pine Wood Vennered With Mahogany Ladies Secretary Desk
Located in Opole, PL
20th-Century Mahogany & Pine Wood Vennered With Mahogany Ladies' Secretary Desk Step into timeless
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Early 20th Century European Antique Ladies Desk

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Mirror, Mahogany, Pine

Antique English Jennens Bettridge Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk
By Jennens and Bettridge
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk was made by the highly renowned Jennens & Bettridge of England
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Ladies Desk

Materials

Paper

Antique English Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk with Japanned Finish
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Ladies Desk

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Paper

Antique English Paper Mache Ladies Writing Box or Lap Desk with Japanned Finish
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This antique writing box or lap desk is unsigned, but presumed to have originated from England and
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Late 19th Century English Victorian Antique Ladies Desk

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Paper

19th Century English Chinoiserie Ladies Secretaire Writing Table
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Extraordinary 19th century English ladies secretaire desk or writing table. The two part desk was
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19th Century English Chinoiserie Antique Ladies Desk

Materials

Brass

18th Century Louis XVI Marquetry Bonheur Du Jour Table
Located in Winter Park, FL
sabots. This dainty French writing desk or ladies table, featuring a raised back cabinet for storing
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Late 18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ladies Desk

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Bronze

Romweber Style French Provincial Louis XV Carved Satinwood Vanity, Circa 1920s
By Romweber Furniture Co.
Located in South Bend, IN
A gorgeous French Provincial Louis XV style kidney shaped vanity or ladies writing desk In the
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1920s American French Provincial Antique Ladies Desk

Materials

Brass

19th Century English Victorian Brass Black Lacquer Papier-mache Dressing Box
Located in Forney, TX
valet, ladies vanity chest, desk organizer, jewelry casket, caddy, sewing work case, decorative table
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19th Century English Victorian Antique Ladies Desk

Materials

Brass

Antique English Edwardian Marquetry Inlaid Sewing Table
Located in Forney, TX
table, accent table, ladies vanity or writing desk, parlor lamp stand or bedside nightstand to name a
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Antique Ladies Desk

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Birdseye Maple, Ebony, Mahogany, Rosewood, Satinwood

Ladies Desk in Light Cerejeira
Located in Nettlebed, Oxfordshire
Ladies desk in light cerejeira with fine mother-of-pearl marquetry inlays. Rectangular top with
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17th Century Vietnamese Louis XV Antique Ladies Desk

Antique Ladies Desk from Vienna, 1820s
Located in Senden, NRW
Elegant ladies desk or small writing table From Vienna. Offers a distinctive red brown wooden color
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1820s Austrian Biedermeier Antique Ladies Desk

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Cherry

English Inlaid Ladies Desk
Located in Wilson, NC
This ladies desk is intricately inlaid with classical urns, draped ribbons and bellflowers on the
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1870s English Antique Ladies Desk

Materials

Brass

Vintage circa 1870 s ladies desk
Located in Bronx, NY
This vintage ladies desk is made with burl & rosewood veneers & is designed with a floral marquetry
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19th Century French Revival Antique Ladies Desk

Materials

Brass

French Marquetry Inlaid Walnut Ladies Desk, circa 1880
Located in Edinburgh, GB
French marquetry inlaid walnut ladies desk, circa 1880. The inlaid shaped top has an open, foliate
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1880s French Antique Ladies Desk

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Walnut

Edwards Roberts Mahogany Serpentine Front Ladies Desk
By Edwards and Roberts
Located in Northwich, GB
An Edwards & Roberts mahogany serpentine front ladies desk with leather inset top and cast brass
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Early 20th Century British Chippendale Antique Ladies Desk

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Mahogany

French Rolltop Ladies Desk
Located in Carson City, NV
This is a French rolltop desk with fancy veneers and inlay from the late 19th century. The desk is
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19th Century French Antique Ladies Desk

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Bronze

Antique Empire Bureau De Dame Ladies Desk Writing Table, 1880
Located in Potters Bar, Herts
Stunning French Empire antique ladies desk or bureau de dame Great look to this piece with
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1880s Empire Antique Ladies Desk

Early 20th Century Superbly Crafted Solid Teak Wood Ladies Desk from Sri Lanka
Located in Houston, TX
This desk is made up of three parts. Made of solid teak wood in the 1920s. Specially made for
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Early 20th Century Sri Lankan Dutch Colonial Antique Ladies Desk

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Teak

Gilded Bronze and Favrille Glass Desk Tray by Tiffany Studios
By Tiffany Studios
Located in Stratford Upon Avon, GB
This charming little ladies desk or dressing table tray measures 25cm by 7cm by 2.5cm high. It was
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Early 20th Century American Art Deco Antique Ladies Desk

Materials

Ormolu

Majorelle French Art Nouveau Side Table or Desk- Floral Marquetry Inlay
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Art Nouveau side table or ladies desk in the majorelle style with lovely exotic wood
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Ladies Desk

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Wood

18th Century French Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Houston, TX
Elegant French ladies writing table, or desk made in the Louis XVI style.
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18th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ladies Desk

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Wood

English Regency Mahogany Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Regency mahogany knee hole ladies writing desk with very faded greenish gold gilt-tooled leather
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19th Century English Antique Ladies Desk

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Brass

Late 19th Century French Bureau, Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Hove, GB
A lovely Bureau de Dame (ladies writing desk) It has beautiful cabriole legs, gilt metal ormolu
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Late 19th Century Louis XV Antique Ladies Desk

Hans Gunther Reinstein Vienna Secession Ladies Writing Desk
By Hans Gunther Reinstein
Located in Berlin, DE
Vienna secession ladies writing table in softwood and corrugated cardboard. Black and white paint
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Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Ladies Desk

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Softwood

English Walnut Ladies Kneehole Desk
Located in Sheffield, MA
Victorian walnut veneered ladies kneehole desk with feathered banding around top and drawers, brass
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19th Century English Antique Ladies Desk

Materials

Brass

George III Mahogany Ladies Writing Desk, circa 1760-1770
Located in Providence, RI
this type were being produced. This ladies writing desk is composed of fabulous dense mahogany. Note
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1760s Chippendale Antique Ladies Desk

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Mahogany

Beautiful 19th Century Queen Anne Style Black Chinoiserie Chair with Leather Seat
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
seat----perfect for a ladies desk chair.
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19th Century American Queen Anne Antique Ladies Desk

Materials

Wood

Louis XVI Ladies Writing Table Desk Bureau Book Match Walnut Wood
Located in Amsterdam, NL
This refined little Louis XVI ladies writing desk or writing table with two upper drawers located
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1890s French Louis XVI Antique Ladies Desk

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Walnut

Antique Ladies Writing Desk by Edwards and Roberts, circa 1900
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
Antique ladies writing desk by Edwards and Roberts, circa 1900 A very good quality late 19th
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Early 1900s British Other Antique Ladies Desk

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Mahogany, Satinwood

French 19th Century Louis XVI Style Ladies Writing Desk Marquetry Inlay
Located in Wells, ME
French Louis XVI style fall front serpentine lady's writing desk in rosewood with elaborate
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Ladies Desk

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Ormolu

Gillow s Victorian Ladies Writing Table
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Brightlingsea, Essex
Fine Victorian Ladies writing table, in the French style, kidney shaped, walnut and rosewood
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1860s English Victorian Antique Ladies Desk

Materials

Ormolu

An English George IV ladies writing table
By Gillows of Lancaster London
Located in Miami, FL
An English George IV ladies writing table in Pollard Oak. The piece is fitted with 2 working
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19th Century English Antique Ladies Desk

Country French Fruitwood slanted fall front ladies writing table
Located in Tacoma, WA
Charming petite early 20th century French dark fruitwood ladies fall front fitted dressing/writing
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Early 20th Century French French Provincial Antique Ladies Desk

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Fruitwood

19th Century Kingwood Freestanding Kidney Shaped Ladies Writing Table
Located in Suffolk, GB
An elegant superb quality 19th century kingwood freestanding kidney shaped ladies writing desk (or
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1880s English Antique Ladies Desk

Materials

Ormolu

A superb English ladies writing table or sofa table.
By Edwards Roberts
Located in Miami, FL
A superb English shaped ladies writing table or sofa table.The table is signed Edwards and Roberts
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19th Century English Antique Ladies Desk

Edwardian Art Nouveau inlaid mahogany ladies stationery box
Located in East Geelong, VIC
This very pretty Edwardian inlaid mahogany ladies stationery box would grace any ladies desk. The
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Early 1900s English Edwardian Antique Ladies Desk

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Mahogany

Victorian Mahogany and Marquetry Writing Desk by Edward Roberts
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Late Victorian ormolu-mounted mahogany and marquetry ladies writing desk, circa 1880. The
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19th Century Antique Ladies Desk

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Mahogany

English Victorian "Lovers Box" Lacquered Decoupaged Papier Mâché
Located in Antwerp, BE
placed in a ladies desk to hold small tokens of a secret love. A snip of hair, a button.  
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Ladies Desk

English Victorian "Lovers Box" Lacquered Decoupaged Papier Mâché
Located in Antwerp, BE
placed in a ladies desk to hold small tokens of a secret love. A snip of hair, a button.    
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Mid-19th Century English Victorian Antique Ladies Desk

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Paper

Painted slant-front desk
Located in San Francisco, CA
Italian painted ladies' slant-front desk in the manner of Carlo Bugati.
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19th Century Italian Antique Ladies Desk

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Wood, Mirror

French Empire Writing Table
Located in Seattle, WA
women. Small mahogany writing table, or ladies writing desk. Flat-topped rectangular table with a single
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19th Century French Antique Ladies Desk

Materials

Brass

French Art Deco Macassar Ebony and Giltwood Bonheur du Jour
Located in Paddock Wood, Kent
French Art Deco Macassar ebony and giltwood Bonheur du Jour A bonheur du jour or ladies writing
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1920s French Art Deco Antique Ladies Desk

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Wood, Ebony, Giltwood

Louis XVI Style Mahogany with Kingwood inlay Bonheur du Jour
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Mahogany with Kingwood inlay Ladies Writing Desk with brass gallery around marble top faux book
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19th Century French Antique Ladies Desk

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Marble, Brass

Victorian Walnut Davenport
Located in Manchester, GB
writing requisites. Probably re-polished and leathered approx 5-10 years ago, this ladies writing desk is
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1860s English Victorian Antique Ladies Desk

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Walnut

19th c French Ladies Writing Desk
Located in Katonah, NY
Restored French ladies fruitwood writing desk with cabriole legs, brass mounts and gallery.Drop
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19th Century French Antique Ladies Desk

Lovely French Art Deco Mahogany Ladies Vanity Writing Desk, circa 1920
Located in New York, NY
An exceptional museum quality Art Deco French ladies vanity writing desk with five drawers, circa
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19th Century French Art Deco Antique Ladies Desk

Materials

Wood

French Bureau De Dame Ladies Writing Desk 19th Century Rosewood Satinwood
Located in Newcastle upon Tyne, GB
A fine quality French 19th century bureau de dame. Fine quality floral marquetry panels and omolu mounts and gallery. The fall flap enclosed a fitted satinwood interior with a se...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Ladies Desk

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Bronze

Louis Vuitton Ladies Lingerie Desk Trunk in Orange with Mahogany Finish, 1914
By Louis Vuitton
Located in London, GB
A very rare and unusual Louis Vuitton ladies lingerie desk trunk, circa 1914. This great piece
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1910s French Edwardian Antique Ladies Desk

Materials

Brass

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Antique Ladies Desk For Sale on 1stDibs

At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal antique ladies desk for your home. Frequently made of wood, metal and mahogany, every antique ladies desk was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the antique ladies desk you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. An antique ladies desk, designed in the Louis XV, Louis XVI or Victorian style, is generally a popular piece of furniture. You’ll likely find more than one antique ladies desk that is appealing in its simplicity, but 't Modelhuis N. Legrand, Edwards and Roberts and Erhard Söhne produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Antique Ladies Desk?

An antique ladies desk can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $3,500, while the lowest priced sells for $195 and the highest can go for as much as $63,292.
Questions About Antique Ladies Desk
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    To date a desk, first look for any stamps or labels that tell you the name of the company that produced it. You can then use the maker information to research the piece using trusted online resources. In some cases, you may even find a manufacturing date on the piece. If you have difficulty determining how old a piece is, seek help from a certified appraiser or knowledgeable antiques dealer. Shop a collection of antique, vintage and modern desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 3, 2023
    What antique desks are called depends on their design. A desk with chair cutouts on both sides is a partner desk, while one with a pull-down writing surface is a secretary. On a Davenport desk, the desktop lifts to reveal a storage area. Find a variety of antique, vintage and contemporary desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    An antique Davenport desk is a small writing desk, usually with four drawers on one side. The desk would have elaborately decorated supports and a recessed space for adequate legroom. Shop a collection of Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
    1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Davenport desk is a type of small desk with a distinct inclined desktop. The desktop covers a large storage compartment meant for keeping paper and other writing materials. Popular in the 19th century, Davenport desks are still sought after today. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique Davenport desks from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    To tell if a roll-top desk is an antique, look closely at the materials. Real antiques feature hardwoods like cherry, mahogany and black walnut. If you detect the use of engineered woods, the desk is a reproduction. Also, early pieces show off irregular dovetail joints. Joints that appear perfectly uniform indicate that a roll-top desk is a more recent mass-produced piece. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of expertly vetted antique roll-top desks.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A variety of factors can determine the exact age of an antique roll top desk. Some things to look for is the type of wood and craftsmanship used to create the desk. Typically, older desks will be made from heavier wood. You can also check for a maker’s marks to determine the age. When in doubt, work with a certified appraiser to determine the authenticity of your roll top desk. You’ll find a variety of expertly vetted roll top desks on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertSeptember 28, 2021
    An antique secretary desk will range in value depending on its authenticity and condition. The price can range from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. On 1stDibs find the antique secretary desk you’re looking for today.